One of the great things about fishing in the Des Moines River system is the chance to catch a variety of fish. From bluegill and bass to catfish and drum, they are live in the lakes and river and it seems like some days they will bite anything.
On this particular day my old man and I were targeting white bass (which are damn good to eat if you clean off the red meat), and we ended up finding some good size fish along with some nice channel catfish. We hadn’t had a day like this on this particular lake for a few maybe ten years. It was great to see the number of fish and see other boats catching fish.
We ended up cleaning 38 white bass and 5 catfish. That should give my old man a nice mess of fish to put in his freezer.
Check out the video below for the full day of fish catches!
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